TeleStudies

Kids spend more than 20 hours a week in front of the TV. Are yours watching what they should? Would you know? Researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center have some answers.

The Vision Thing

As the National Science Foundation's new director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Dr. Ruzena Bacsjy—a Penn computer-science professor noted for her work on robotic perception—must get Congress to see its way to creating greater support for basic research in information technology.

Resetting the Circadian Clock

The 24-hour circadian clock embedded in our genes is fundamental to life on this planet, says leading sleep researcher Dr. David Dinges—who has spent the past two decades trying to understand how it works and come up with ways to beat it.